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International Congress of Showjumper Breeders

January 8th, 2025
Exciting news from the KWPN stallion show, this year's show will feature a congress (in english) with some of the world's leading show jumping breeders. The stallion show will be held from Read Article No Comments »

Crime and Punishment: The FEI gets it wrong, AGAIN

December 6th, 2024
Charlotte Dujardin has been disqualified, but does the punishment fit the crime, or has the FEI got it wrong again? Read Article 10 Comments »

WBFSH 2024 stallion rankings

December 4th, 2024
Do the WBFSH sires rankings need a change of format? Christopher Hector looks at the recently released standings and asks, are we measuring quantity or quality? Read Article Comments Off

Working with Lisa Wilcox and Ernst Hoyos – and a tribute to Relevant

November 3rd, 2024
Ernst Hoyos works with Lisa Wilcox and the stallion that won her a Medal at the WEG in Jerez, Relevant... Plus some great work with young Rubinstein stallions with both Ernst and Lisa riding... Read Article Comments Off

At Home with Ulla Salzgeber

October 30th, 2024
THM visited Ulla Salzgeber at home in the lead-up to the Jerez WEG. Ulla and Rusty had just become European Champions, and were tipped to win at Jerez. Ulla rides Rusty and talks about the German system... Read Article Comments Off

Dutch Dressage Breeding – how did it start?

October 16th, 2024
How did the Dutch become world leaders in the breeding of dressage horses? This is the fascinating story of the first breeder to turn from jumping to dressage, with fabulous results... Read Article Comments Off

Chacoon Blue sire of two jumping champions at the Bundeschampionat

September 12th, 2024
Rare record, Chacoon Blue sire of two jumping champions at the Bundeschampionat... Read Article Comments Off

Bert Rutten – Beautiful riding is simple…

September 2nd, 2024
Contact is not determined by the weight you have in your hand, that’s a mistake a lot of riders make, they think contact is weight. Contact is that the horse has the desire to follow the bit at all times... Read Article 7 Comments »